Will it run? / Gemma 4 26B (A4B) / Mac mini M6 (32GB)

Can the Mac mini M6 (32GB) run Gemma 4 26B (A4B)?

Fast Yes, at about 27 tokens/sec (estimated). Replies stream faster than you can read.

27estimated tokens/sec
20.5 GBmemory needed
21.4 GBavailable to the model
170 GB/smemory bandwidth
ollama run gemma4:26b-a4b

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How we got this number

Each generated token reads the active part of the model from memory once: 2.9 GB. The Mac mini M6 (32GB) moves 170 GB/s, so the ceiling is 59 tokens/sec. Real machines reach a fraction of that ceiling; we use 80%, calibrated against a measured Mac run. Send us your real numbers and we'll replace the estimate.

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